“Supply chains don’t move overnight,” says Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan. “Above all, people don’t want to be caught flat-footed.”
There is “a misconception that tariffs reduce trade deficits,” says economist Joseph Gagnon at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. “Well they don’t.”
For a sector that deploys cutting edge tech in everything from logistics to pathogen control, the food industry is still stuck in the dark ages when it comes to finding co-manufacturers, says Keychain CEO Oisin Hanrahan.
Brands and retailers submitted $200 million of manufacturing projects on Keychain in the last month alone, says cofounder Oisin Hanrahan.
HowGood will integrate its sustainability data into Informatica’s AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud for ESG Sustainability.
General Mills and Ahold Delhaize USA will transition 70,000 acres within their shared supply chain to regenerative agriculture by 2025.
Fund II will invest in disruptive consumer brands at seed stage up to Series A, cutting checks of around a million dollars with 25-30% of the fund reserved for follow on investments
Smashmallow—a snackable marshmallow brand created by KRAVE founder Jon Sebastiani—has been awarded $21m after a lengthy legal battle with an equipment manufacturer that failed to deliver on its promises.
Humble Growth—a New York based growth equity investment firm launched by three CPG veterans—has closed a $312m fund to invest in ‘disruptive’ consumer brands.
The vertical farming company’s newly appointed chief commercial officer Rita Hudetz says one of her goals is to make Oishii a household name.
FarmTrace has a new CEO and ClimateAI’s founder is stepping away.
Nestlé is partnering with VC firm the Yield Lab Latam to support agtech startups in Latam and bolster its own sustainability goals.
Exploiting blockchain’s full potential around traceability requires us to think of the technology as a tile to be integrated with other available solutions.
Patagonia Provisions “fell in love” with Moonshot’s business, which is built around the concept of shorter supply chains and more traceable ingredients.
Unless it mitigates emissions, PepsiCo will miss its Science-Based targets for 2040 by 58%, according to think tank Planet Tracker.
High-protein, low-sugar “complete nutrition” brand Soylent sees opportunities to expand its retail presence and improve marketing, according to its CEO.
Agtech startup FarmWise gets a new CEO, Cargill sees a CFO shuffle, and Beyond Meat saays good-bye to its longtime branding executive.
Major CPGs and other agrifoodtech players weigh in on what regenerative agriculture entails as it becomes an increasingly crucial pillar of farming.
Keurig Dr. Pepper CEO leaves the company after just three months at the helm, while Impossible Foods makes two new C-suite hires.
The ghost kitchen service is part of PepsiCo Foodservice Digital Lab, which helps restaurants start delivery-only formats, among other things.
